Hingan League
CountryChina
RegionInner Mongolia
League Seat of GovernmentUlanhot
Area total59806 km²
Population as of2010
Population total1613250
TotalCN¥ 50.2 billion
US$ 8.1 billion
Per capitaCN¥ 31,391
US$ 5,040
Time zoneChina Standard (UTC+8)
Coordinates46.07°N 122.09°E
Iso codeCN-NM-22
Websitexam.gov.cn
Hinggan League
S兴安盟
T興安盟
PXīng’ān Méng
MonrHinggan Aimag
MonХянган аймаг

The Hinggan League[a] is a prefecture-level subdivision of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It borders Hulun Buir to the north, the Republic of Mongolia and Xilingol League to the west, Tongliao to the south and the provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang to the east. The name is derived from the Greater Khingan mountain range that crosses the league from the northwest to the southeast.

Administrative subdivisions

Hinggan league is divided into 2 county-level cities, 1 county and 3 banners:

Map
NameMongolianHanziHanyu PinyinPopulation
(2010)
Area (km2)Density
(/km2)
Ulanhot city
(Ulaɣanqota)
乌兰浩特市Wūlánhàotè Shì327,081772376
Arxan city
(Arsiyan qota)
阿尔山市Ā'ěrshān Shì68,3117,4097
Tuquan County
(Tüčiuvan siyan)
突泉县Tūquán Xiàn274,2134,80065
Horqin Right Front Banner
(Horqin Barun Garun Omnod Banner)

(Qorčin Baraɣun Ɣarun Emünedü qosiɣu)
科尔沁右翼前旗Kē'ěrqìn Yòuyì Qián Qí299,83419,37519
Horqin Right Middle Banner
(Horqin Barun Garun Dundad Banner)

(Qorčin Baraɣun Ɣarun Dumdadu qosiɣu)
科尔沁右翼中旗Kē'ěrqìn Yòuyì Zhōng Qí251,46515,61316
Jalaid Banner
(Jalaid qosiɣu)
扎赉特旗Zhālàitè Qí392,34611,83733

Demographics

In 2000, Hinggan League had 1,588,787 inhabitants (26.57 per km2).

Ethnic groupnumbershare
Han852,68453.67%
Mongols652,38541.06%
Manchu71,6534.51%
Koreans6,2400.39%
Hui3,0170.19%
Daur1,1680.07%
Xibe5680.04%
Oroqen2030.01%
Yi1540.01%
other7150.05%

Literature

Notes

  1. ^ ; Mongolian: tr. Hinggan Aimag, Mongol Cyrillic: Хянган аймаг